Pro-Palestinian Group Unveils New Metro-North Ads Calling For End To ‘Israeli Apartheid’

[Purveyor]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New ads to soon run at Metro-North stations call on the U.S. to stop aid to Israel.

The American Muslims for Palestine kicked off its national advertising campaign Tuesday by unveiling some of the ads it plans to run at Metro-North stations in the coming weeks.

The group, which bills itself as a grassroots organization created to educate the public about Palestine and its history, presented some of the ads at a news conference at Metro-North’s Harlem station on 125th Street.

The unveiling of the ads, timed to coincide with President Barack Obama’s Middle East visit, call for an end to “Israeli apartheid” and America’s financial support for Israel, according to the group’s chairman, Hatem Bazian.

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[Jefferson23]

1. Good for them. n/t

[hrmjustin]

2. I saw it on the news the other day here in NYC.

This is becoming more common for the Israel/Palestine issue to be on billboards or ads on the subway or MTA property.

[Purveyor]

3. Many wish the issue could be relegated to the 'backroom' like it is here in the DU dungeon, I'm

certain.

[hrmjustin]

4. Well in NY the issue is getting play in the media because of the signs.

They gave a good report on it on the local wabc news today.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

5. This shit again.

Not the ads, but the response.

The Anti-Defamation League, for its part, called the ads “Deliberately misleading, biased and fundamentally anti-Israel.”

The ADL also said the campaign demonizes the Jewish state and is malicious, especially to be launched during Passover.

All I can say is too fucking bad. If Israel is going to be involved in apartheid then suck it up, stop whining and making excuses every time an ad you don't like comes out near or on one of your holy days.

Living under apartheid is a hell of a lot worse than having an ad showing that Israel practices it.

If you don't like the ad then stop taking Palestinian land and engaging in apartheid.


On edit: Fucking kick and rec!

[King_David]

6. "one of your holidays"

Who's holidays would that be ?

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

7. Thanks for the spell check, dave.

[King_David]

8. You mean Pesach of course,

A Jewish Holiday.
12 Million strong ?

[azurnoir]

9. No I took that as meaning sunset Friday but of course you are free to

reinterpret as you need to the spelling was quite clear